Supervisor Diane Benczkowski and the Town of Cheektowaga have announced plans to once again sponsor and organize the Cheektowaga Independence Day parade at Town Park. The 42nd installment of the parade will take place on Wednesday, July 4th starting at 12:00 p.m. The parade route begins at the Walden Avenue entrance of the Thruway Plaza shopping center and continues east down Harlem Road ending at Cheektowaga Town Park.

Individuals, groups and organizations that are interested in participating in the parade are asked to complete and submit a participation form to the Supervisor’s office no later than Friday, June 1st.

The Town of Cheektowaga is serviced by two electric utility providers. Both providers maintain the town’s street lights in coordination with the Highway Department. In order to resolve complaints about street light outages or malfunctions in a timelier manner, residents are asked to directly contact the electric utility provider for their area. Complaints can be entered via phone or by submitting an online complaint form.

National Grid

Phone: 1-800-642-4272

Online: https://www1.nationalgridus.com/Streetlight

NYSEG

Phone: 1-800-572-1131

Online: http://www.nyseg.com/Outages/streetlightoutage.html

The utility company will contact the Town if further action is required by our Highway Department. If the utility company does not address your concern in a timely manner, please contact the New York State Public Service Commission by phone or email. The Public Service Commission is the regulatory agency overseeing all utility providers in New York State.